Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding on Cessation of Hostilities Between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A)
Kenya Commercial Bank Management Centre,
Karen, Nairobi
4th February, 2003
In furtherance of Article 4 of the Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People's Liberation
Movement/Army (SPLM/A) (hereinafter referred to as the Parties) on Resumption
of Negotiations on Peace in Sudan, signed on 15th October 2002, and
extended by a further MOU on 18th November 2002, and in order to avoid
further violations of the MOU, the Parties hereby agree to the following
additional mechanisms to strengthen the implementation of the MOU:
1. To notify to the MOU channel of Communications
Committee (the MOU Committee) in advance of all troop movements, including
rotations, and supply and re-supply of non-combat items;
2. To provide to the MOU Committee the identity and location of their
own forces and all allied forces and affiliated militia.
3. To allow a Verification and Monitoring Team (VMT), which may include,
in addition to the two parties, personnel and aircraft from an expanded
Civilian Protection Monitoring Team (CPMT), IGAD, AU, Observer Nations,
i.e., Italy, Norway, UK and the US, and any other nation that may be
agreed to by the Parties. Members of both Parties shall have the right
to participate in Verification and Monitoring missions.
4. To permit free access to such VMT to travel in and around areas where
a complaint had been filed by any of the parties. The team shall notify
the MOU Committee of the results of all such missions. All reports of
the Verification and Monitoring Team shall be made public by the MOU
Committee without delay or alteration.
5. To take immediate steps to ensure that any location/s taken over
by any party in violation to the MOU since the MOU came into effect
on 17th October 2002 are immediately restored to the party that had
control over such location/s prior to the violation.
6. To suspend work on the Bentiu-Adok road until the final, comprehensive
Peace Agreement is signed.
7. To take further measures to ensure compliance with the requirement
to freeze media wars and propaganda against one another in accordance
with article 3 of the MOU.
These additional mechanisms shall enter into force immediately.
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(signed)
Hon. Idtis Mohammed Abdel Gadir
For: The Government of the Sudan
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(signed)
Cdr. Nhial Dneg Nhial
For: The Sudan People's
Liberation
Movement/Army
(SPLM/A)
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(signed)
Lt. Gen Lazro K. Sumbeiywo
Special Envoy
IGAD Sudan Peace Process and
On behalf of IGAD Envoys
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United States Institute of Peace -- 1200 17th Street NW -- Washington, DC 20036
(202) 457-1700 (phone) -- (202) 429-6063 (fax)
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